Keep up

I always forget how windy October can be. In my mind it is autumn that's the windy season, but it's actually spring that takes the gusty glory. Despite the longer, warmer days, the relentless winds that accompany them often make being outside very unpleasant. I'm talking winds that tip over a wheelbarrow strength windy. But be outdoors you must, struggling to righten up your wheelbarrow, or that naughty garden will run away from you. It won't wait for you to keep up if you stay indoors.

And frankly, I need to keep up. Keep up with the weeding, keep up with the lawn that grows before your very eyes and keep up with the chickens who lay more eggs than we can eat.

Lest I get blown away, I stay inside and use those eggs to bake a rich and eggy sponge cake then fill it with delicious tangy lemon curd. I probably won't keep up with the garden, but at least this will take care of the eggs. Through the kitchen window, I see the wheelbarrow has blown over again.

I use this recipe for lemon curd and one like this for the sponge cake.